The Lotus and the Storm

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The Lotus and the Storm

Cover of The Lotus and the Storm
Author	Lan Cao
Cover artist	Monish Matthias
Language	English
Genre	Fiction, Literary
Publisher	Viking/Penguin Books
Publication date	2014
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print
Pages	400 pp (first edition)
ISBN	978-0-670-01692-1
Preceded by	Monkey Bridge

The Lotus and the Storm is a 2014 historical fiction novel written by Vietnamese author Lan Cao.

The novel tells the story of a family whose lives are altered by the tragic events that led to the fall of Saigon. The chapters alternate between the life of a once admired soldier, who is now weak and ailing, in his home in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., and that of his daughter Mai, who grew up in Saigon's twin city, Cholon.^[1]